# AltCoinTrader > Buy, sell & save crypto AltCoinTrader is a South African cryptocurrency exchange. It lets users buy, sell, and save crypto with South African rand, trading against a rand-pegged stablecoin it issues and a US dollar stablecoin. AltCoinTrader is a South African centralized cryptocurrency exchange where users buy, sell, and hold digital assets with South African rand. Its order books price cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and commodity-backed tokens in xZAR, a rand-pegged stablecoin it issues, and in a US dollar stablecoin. The exchange serves retail and active traders in the South African market. Users fund accounts in rand through EFT, cash, and card deposits, then trade with basic or detailed charts, paying maker and taker fees that fall as trading volume rises. An Easy Buy/Sell option fills instant orders at market rates for a flat fee and gives access to extra tokens. Most assets sit in offline cold storage, and moving them requires several people. Alongside trading, Easy Save pays rewards on deposited crypto with no lock-in period, and Easy Loans lends xZAR against BTC collateral, with new lending currently paused. AltCoinTrader is a licensed financial services provider and publishes yearly independent proof-of-reserves audits. It is used by South African retail traders, savers, and active traders. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2015-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/altcointrader ## Products - [AltCoinTrader](https://thegrid.id/profiles/altcointrader): AltCoinTrader is a South African centralized exchange where users trade cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and commodity-backed tokens on order books priced in xZAR and a US dollar stablecoin. Order-book trades carry maker and taker fees that fall as trading volume rises, while Easy Buy/Sell fills instant market-rate orders for a flat fee. Easy Save pays rewards on deposited crypto with no lock-in period or fees, and Easy Loans lends xZAR against BTC collateral, with new lending currently paused. Rand deposits and withdrawals run through EFT, cash, and card payments. The exchange publishes yearly independent proof-of-reserves audits and keeps most assets in offline cold storage that needs several parties to move. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) ## Assets - [xZAR (XZAR)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/altcointrader): xZAR is a ZAR-pegged stablecoin issued by AltCoinTrader. It is used for payments, fund transfers, trading on decentralized exchanges, and as collateral for crypto-backed loans on the AltCoinTrader platform. It is deployed on multiple networks, with each token redeemable 1:1 for South African Rand through AltCoinTrader. 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